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APPLIOATION FILED NOV.13. 1906.

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JAMES JOSEPH RONAN AND JOHN FRANCIS BARRY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

VE NDING-I IACHZ'NE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907'.

Application filed November 13, 1906. Serial No. 343,187.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES JOSEPH RONAN and JonN FRANCIS BARRY, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved VendingMachine, of which the following; is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to vending machines, designed especially toprovide coin controlled mechanism, adapt ed to permit a ticket to bewithdrawn from the machine on depositing therein a coin of any desireddenomination. While capable of being used for various purposes it isespecially suitable for distributing railway transfer tickets. Suchobjects we accomplish by the means illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts throughout the views, and in which Figure 1 is a verticallongitudinal section of a device embodying our invention, taken on theline 1-1 of Fig. 4, showing the operative elements arranged in theirnormal position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the parts shown in Fig. 1,with the position of some of the elements changed by acoin depositedthereon; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section, taken on the line4-4 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is an inner view of one end of the machine casing;Fig. 6 is a plan view of some of the details of my invention; and Fig. 7is a side elevation of the supporting mechanism of a feed roller.

As illustrated in the drawings, the operative elements of our device areinclosed within a casing 1, provided in its top with a slot 2 adapted toreceive a coin of any predetermined denomination. The slot 2communicates with a receiving chute 3 which in turn is connected with anauxiliary chute 4, preferably arranged at an angle with the receivingchute 3. The receiving chute is provided with lateral flanges 3 whichdeter mine the width of the coin to be used in operating the machine.The receiving chute is also provided with an aperture 3 adapted topermit a coin smaller in size than that required, to drop through saidaperture onto a discharge chute 5 which leads into a refuse receptacle 6through an aperture 5 formed in the wall of the casing. By means of suchconstruction a coin larger than that required cannot be inserted in theslot 2 and receiving chute 3, and a coin smaller than that required willdrop through the aperture 3 onto the chute 5 and, therefore, fail tooperate the machine. The coin when inserted through the receiving chute3 and auxiliary chute 4 communicating therewith falls upon a plate 8secured to a pivoted lever 7, causing said plate to drop into a notch 9formed in a post 9, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end 9 of the post 9 isinclined so as to support the coin in a corresponding position. Thelever 7 is mounted upon a pivot 7 secured to the main casing in anysuitable manner, and when in its normal position the end of said leverbears against a pin 10 secured to a wheel 10, which is mounted upon ashaft 11 journaled in the casing of the machine in any suitable manner.A crank 12 is secured to the shaft 11, and is provided with a handle 13by means of which the shaft is rotated. A ratchet wheel 14 is secured tothe shaft 11 and is provided with ratchet teeth adapted to engage a pawl15 pivotally secured at 16 to the main frame, and connected with aspring 17 adapted to hold the end of the pawl 15 in engagement with theteeth of the ratchet wheel 14. 1

As the lever 7 is tilted at one end by the weight of the coin, as shownin Fig. 2, and the opposite end of the lever is released from engagementwith the pin 10 of the wheel 10, the wheel 10 is free to be rotated bythe crank 12 attached to the shaft 11. The wheel 10 is permitted torotate in but one direction because of the pawl 15 engaging the ratchetteeth of the gear 14, and consequently when the wheel 10 is rotated bymeans of the crank 12, the pin 10 attached to the periphery thereofstrikes against the end of a lever 18 pivotally mounted upon a pivot pin19, and having attached thereto a spring 20 adapted to hold one end ofsaid lever inclined downwardly so as to bear against a pin 21 connectedwith one end of a lever 22 which is pivoted upon a pin 23. An arm 24 isconnected at an angle with the lever 22 and is provided with retainingmechanism adapted to hold a coin A on the plate 8 and consistspreferably of a scoop 25, as shown in Fig. 2. As the pin 1.0 in itscourse strikes the end of the lever 18, it depresses said end and raisesthe opposite end of said lever and with it the lever 22, so as to throwbackward the scoop 25, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, andpermit the coin A to drop from the top of the post 9 into a receptacle26 formed in the lower portion of the main casing.

A gear 27 is mounted upon one end of the shaft 11, and engages an idlegear 28 which in turn engages a gear 29 attached to the shaft 30 of afeed roller 31, and meshing with a corresponding gear 32 attached to theshaft 33 of corresponding feed roller 34. The feed rollers 31 and 34operate by frictional contact a reel 35 upon which is mounted a web 36which extends be tween said feed rollers and out of the casing, througha slot 37 formed in one end thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The lower shaft33 is preferably supported at one end by means of a bearing plate 43pivotally secured to the casing of the machine by means of a stud 44, orother suitable device, and held in place by means of a pivoted latch 45bearing against the under side of a lip 43 formed on the bearing plate43. By moving the upper end of the latch 45 on its pivotal connection46, the end of the plate 43 is free to swing downward so as to allow oneend of the shaft 33 to drop slightly and thereby enable the web of paper36 to be readily passed between the friction rollers 31 and 34. As theshaft 11 is rotated by the crank 12, the train of gearing 27-34 isoperated, and a predetermined portion of the web 36 is projected throughthe slot 37 with each revolution of the wheel 10. As the wheel 10completes a revolution, the pill 10 strikes against the end of a lever38, which is pivoted at 39 to the machine casing in any suitable manner,and raises the inner end oi said lever as shown in Fig. 1, therebydepressing the opposite end 38 of said lever, which bears against apresser bar 40 pivotally mounted by means of a stud or screw 41 so as toextend over the slot 37. The presser bar 40 is provided with a spring 42which holds the lower edge oi the presser bar above the opening or slot37. When, however, the rear end 38 of the lever 38 is depressed by meansof the pin 10 of the wheel 10, it bears against an arm 4O on the presserbar 40 and depresses said bar so as to hold its lower edge in engagementwith the web 36, and permit a predetermined section of the web to betorn therefrom.

By means of the construction herein shown and described, a coindeposited upon the lever 7 enables the feed mechanism to be rotatedthrough one revolution, thereby projecting the end of the web 36 throughthe slot 37 to a predetermined extent, and clamps the web in place sothat the projecting portion may be readily torn from the body of theweb. The web 36 may consist of a plurality of railway transfer tickets,or similar devices of any character capable of being distributed ,in themanner herein shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentjs:

1. The combination with a receiving chute, of a pivoted lever providedwith a plate adapted to receive a coin, a post arranged adjacent to theend of said lever, provided with a notch adapted to support said end, alever provided with a scoop pivotally connected with said post andprovided with a bell crank arm, a pivoted lever having a springconnected therewith at one end, a wheel mounted upon a rotating shaftand provided with a pin adapted to bear against the end of the receivinglever and lock said wheel against rotary motion, and be released fromsaid pin when a coin is placed on the opposite end of said lever, so asto permit said Wheel to be rotated, and said pin to operate against saidspring controlled lever, thereby releasing said scoop so as to allow thecoin to drop from said post.

2. The combination of a receiving chute, a pivoted lever adapted toreceive a coin, a pivoted scoop arranged adjacent to the receiving endof said lever, 21 wheel mounted upon a rotating shaft and adapted toengage the end of the receiving lever, and be released therefrom when acoin is placed on the opposite end of said lever, and means connectedwith said wheel and scoop adapted to tilt said scoop.

3. The combination of a receiving chute, a pivoted lever adapted toreceive a coin, a pivoted scoop arranged op posite to the receiving endof said lever, a wheel mounted upon a rotating shaft and adapted toengage one end of the said receiving lever, and connecting mechanismadapt ed to be operated by said wheel and tilt said scoop.

4. The combination of a receiving chute, a pivoted lever adapted toreceive a coin, a pivoted scoop arranged adjacent to the receiving endof said lever, a spring actuated lever adapted to tilt said scoop, and awheel mounted upon a rotating shaft and adapted to engage the ends ofthe receiving lever and the spring-actuated lever.

5. The combination of a receiving chute, apivoted lever adapted toreceive a coin, a pivoted scoop adjacent to the receiving end of saidlever, a spring actuated lever adapted to tilt said scoop, a wheelmounted upon a rotating shaft and adapted to engage the ends of thereceiving and spring-actuated levers, and means for rotating said shaft.

6. The combination of a pivoted lever adapted to re ceive a coin, apivoted scoop adapted to hold said coin in position on the receivinglever, a wheel mounted upon a rotating shaft adapted to engage one endof the receiving lever, and connecting mechanism adapted to be operatedby said wheel and tilt said pivoted scoop.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES JOSEPH RONAN.

- JOHN FRANCIS BARRY.

Witnesses Jnnns K. MURPHY, HARRY A. HUGHES.

